Actors Quote by Todd Haynes

The best way to learn how to work with actors is to have had experience of trying to act yourself - it will teach…

— Alexander Mackendrick

What I try to do is give each actor an environment in which they can do their best work.

— Curtis Hanson

My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is about listening and…

— Christopher Nolan

You have to let people find out who they are as actors and pull their strengths out based upon what they can actually do…

— Terry Kinney

My experience with working with really great actors is you don't have to act. All you have to do is listen. And, that's sort…

— Scoot McNairy

Everyone always asks me, 'What advice did they give you on set?' but when you work with amazing actors like Anjelica Huston, Winona Ryder…

— Noah Schnapp

With acting, you gotta keep in mind everyone has a different method, experience, education, and how they do their craft. I'm not going to…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

My experience over the years with working with people who are not actors or not trained actors is that you have to get to…

— Steven Soderbergh

So many actors get caught up in their technique, and to be honest, I see it really getting in the way. I see them…

— Gerard Butler

As an actor, you always use the tools of who you are and your experience of what you have to offer.

— Jessie Mueller

I think some actors are very smart and have the tools. They know how to disconnect themselves from the characters, but I think for…

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

You work with each individual actor as you perceive their needs to be. It's something that you've figured out in the weeks of pre-production.

— Rebecca Miller